Risk Never Sleeps Podcast

This entrepreneur is revolutionizing healthcare security and healing the devices that heal. In this episode, Shankar Somasundaram about his company’s focus on securing medical and IoT devices in healthcare. He discusses the company's origin, device management challenges, and the critical importance of cybersecurity in healthcare, emphasizing a people-centric approach to building strong customer re...

From janitor to founder, this man’s journey is full of insights and risks one can learn from. In this episode, Edward Marx talks about his career journey in the healthcare industry, from his humble beginnings as a janitor to becoming a successful healthcare professional, CEO, and Founder of Marx Advisory. He discusses cybersecurity's role in protecting patients and shares his pride in leading Marx...

Here’s an unconventional path that crosses the video game industry and psychotherapy. In this episode, Howard Scott Warshaw reminisces about his early days at Atari, sharing memories of becoming a game developer and, subsequently, a psychotherapist. He discusses his work on successful games, the creation of E.T., Atari's security issues, missed opportunities, and his transition to psychotherapy. L...

Public policy and collaboration play prominent roles in healthcare cybersecurity. In this episode, Greg Garcia discusses the significance of public-private partnerships in safeguarding critical infrastructure like healthcare. He underscores collaboration between government agencies and the healthcare industry to enhance cybersecurity, highlighting successful initiatives by the Health Sector Coordi...

Today’s healthcare cyberspace can be improved with risk management and personnel awareness.  In this episode, Karen McMillen discusses the challenges of managing cyber risks in the healthcare sector, particularly the increasing interconnectivity of medical devices and the need for better risk management practices. She also expresses concerns about healthcare inequalities and the lack of comprehens...

Healthcare needs to step up its digitalization and cybersecurity game for the patients’ sake. In this episode, Michael Archuleta talks about the successful digital transformation and technological advancements put in place at Mt. San Rafael Hospital. He also urges healthcare organizations to embrace their identity as digital companies while advocating for IT departments to be strategic revenue con...

Cybersecurity in healthcare is all about secure connections and digital transformation. In this episode, Sam Curry discusses the company’s strategy of connecting people, devices, and workloads securely and finely. He talks about his background in cybersecurity and his commitment to it, his work at Zscaler to address risks healthcare faces, and shares personal advice as a professional and recent en...

Security is a team sport, not a one-man job. In this episode, Chris Logan talks about his career and how, at his current position, he’s seen the Censinet security program grow and become more lock-tight for the benefit of all its users. He also talks about his passion for giving back to the community and how his work improves the healthcare system. Listen to this episode and learn more about Chris...

Sometimes we have to take a leap of faith.  In this episode, Sean Kelly shares his journey through emergency medicine roles and different businesses, learning and adopting technology in his practice, and eventually becoming Imprivata’s CMO and SVP of Customer Strategy for Healthcare. He also gets personal with Ed and talks about his concerns, reflections, and a very risky jump he took in life. Tun...

The United States must take a stronger stance against cyber threats. In this episode, Greg Garneau discusses cyber risk as a threat to health systems and how organizations can tighten their security processes. He also explains why building great teams and establishing collaboration will ultimately make everyone safer. Tune in and learn more about ways to leverage teamwork for cybersecurity! For mo...

Privacy must include risk and not only compliance when making a security assessment. In this episode, Karen Habercoss discusses healthcare privacy regarding compliance, working with security teams, and taking more risks for better protection. She also gives her take on leadership and understanding employees to help them perform at their best. Listen to this episode and learn about how risk can enh...

The bad guys figured out how to organize cybercrime; now, healthcare needs to manage prevention. In this episode, Dan Dodson talks about improving cybersecurity in healthcare by collaborating between organizations, sharing best practices and strategies, and even funding the smaller players to deliver care safely with the best technology available. He also discusses how as CEO, it is very important...

Many small healthcare practices need help catching up to date to protect themselves. In this episode, Karen Blanchette talks about her career and how it led her to a role supporting, guiding, and advocating for small practices, especially around cybersecurity and technology issues. PAHCOM ensures that small practices have the tools they need to protect themselves and their patients, by providing g...

Cyberattacks on hospitals are no joke. In this episode, John Riggi talks about his work to protect healthcare’s cyberspace across the nation and his advocacy in government for policies that address cybersecurity. For him, ransomware attacks done on hospitals are life-threatening attacks, which is why he’s actively working to make the government understand the impact these have and encourage them t...

To drive digital innovation in healthcare, we must work from many perspectives. In this episode, we hear from Aaron Miri, Senior Vice President and Chief Digital and Information Officer at Baptist Health Jacksonville, as he shares his insights on driving digital innovation in healthcare. Aaron discusses his passion for improving healthcare through digital solutions and highlights some of the tools...

Buckle up and get ready for this AI model to teach you some lessons. In this episode, host Ed Gaudet asks Chat GPT to advise healthcare CISOs on how to ensure the protection of patient data and their organizations' security. He also receives thoroughly explained lists of different subjects to consider. The tool also shares information about itself, how people can use it to enhance their skills and...

Understanding the threats is vital to preparing actions against them.  In this episode, Lucia Milică Stacy talks about how her passion for securing healthcare information drives her work as Global Resident CISO at Proofpoint. As a cybersecurity professional, it’s crucial to be well-informed about the tactics, tools, and techniques that cyber threat actors use to disrupt care delivery. Therefore, s...

Technology is a tool for care delivery but never a replacement for those who provide it. In this episode, John Halamka, president of the Mayo Clinic Platform, talks about healthcare transformation thanks to AI and ML technologies to augment human intelligence in a private, ethical, and safe way. He explains how he is working to build a globally-fed secure de-identified data set from the Mayo Clini...

Cybersecurity should also seek the organization’s resilience. In this episode, Erik Decker, VP and CISO for Intermountain talks about healthcare cybersecurity and his work within the organization and at a national scale to protect the system from potential threats. He explains how the HSCCouncil deploys several task groups to cover a wide range of security issues nationwide, specifically how the 4...

Welcome to the Risk Never Sleeps Podcast! For the first episode of this podcast, Ed Gaudet welcomes Drex DeFord, Executive Healthcare Strategist at CrowdStrike, who shares his journey into healthcare and cybersecurity, his thoughts on taking risks, and even insights into his personal life. Drex discusses the importance of building sustainable cyberculture, how risk is highly nutritious when respon...